Low-commotion concert a hit for Kylie
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RAW VISION: Kylie Minogue 'Anti-Tour'
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POP superstar Kylie Minogue didn't play a single hit at last night's intimate concerts at The Palace - and the fans loved her for it.
The antithesis of the usual concert format, the debut show of Minogue's ''anti-tour'' was witnessed by just 2000 of her biggest fans, for whom hearing her perform B-sides, demos and never-before-heard songs was as big a thrill - if not bigger - than hearing her mega-hits.
Last night's much-anticipated gig was a rare treat for hardcore fans to see their hometown idol in such a small setting. Australia's pop princess rarely plays venue! s of les s than 12,000 capacity.
No fanfare... Kylie Minogue on stage at The Palace last night. Photo: Jason South
They had to do without the usual high-camp fanfare that accompanies Minogue's stadium shows - last year's Aphrodite tour featured more than 200 outlandish costumes, 10 dancers, a troupe of acrobats and 30 water fountains - but the crowd was as rapturous as any stadium.
The stripped-back affair featured Minogue, three back-up singers and a four-piece band, not one oiled-up buff dancer in sight. At least, not on stage.
Minogue announced the show just two weeks ago, as an extension of her visit to Australia for Sydney's Mardi Gras to commemorate her 25th anniversary in the music business, describing the concept as one ''for the super fans''.
The low-key concert sold-out in less than 15 minutes Photo: Jason South
Minogue's first single, Locomotion, was released in Australia in 1987, and since then she has had 11 studio albums and more than 50 singles.
The low-key show sold out in less than 15 minutes, prompting the star to announce a second show for last night, which saw the most dedicated of her fans turn out for a midnight performance.
To prevent scalping of the in! -demand tickets, promoter Frontier Touring restricted sales to just two tickets per person, and entry was strictly controlled via wristbands bearing the name of ticket buyers - but fans still queued around the block more than three hours before the show.